Cottonwood Classical Prep
ALBUQUERQUE · NM · COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP · Public charter · K-12 combined
How Cottonwood Classical Prep compares for families
What families should know about Cottonwood Classical Prep.
- ▸ LocallyNM trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: EXPLORE ACADEMY, ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY, SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,489/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORE ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 0.5 | 409 | +65.6% |
| ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 6.5 | 350 | +10.1% |
| SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 6.9 | 452 | +91.5% |
| MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 1.0 ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 7.7 | 325 | +3.5% |
| TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 8.8 | 334 | +10.6% |
| HEALTH LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 1.2 | 233 | +0.4% |
| ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 6.3 | 285 | +53.2% |
| DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 4.7 | 258 | -3.4% |